Director at Center for the Study of Capitalism
Guatemala
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- Director at Center for the Study of Capitalism
- Owner at GelaStore Guatemala
- Author at Homo Homini Lupus
- Past
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- Collection Development at Ludwig von Mises Library
- Ass. Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble
- Bibliographer at Ludwig von Mises Library
- Reference Librarian Supervisor at Ludwig von Mises Library
- Charles G. Koch Fellow with the Institute for Humane Studies at Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
- Translator and transcriber at Centro Para el Análisis de las Decisiones Públicas (CADEP)
- Education
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- Objectivist Academic Center
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
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Luis Guillermo Pineda Rodas’s Experience
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Director
Center for the Study of Capitalism
(Think Tanks industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
The goal of the Center is to encourage the study and education of capitalism, its philosophical foundations, the study of reason, the importance of individual rights and individualism. The Center studies the ideas of Ayn Rand and of Classical Liberal philosophers.
The Center seeks to promote the study of capitalism across all disciplines in order to broaden awareness of the fundamentals of capitalism by engaging with students in school and college, their professors; as well as with professionals during long day seminars, socratic dialogues, lectures, and research. -
Owner
GelaStore Guatemala
(Retail industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
GelaStore sells removable covers for protecting and customizing portable devices. They feature stunning, photo-quality graphics ranging from fine art prints to contemporary urban images designed by our growing family of artists from around the globe.
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Author
Homo Homini Lupus
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Author and owner of a blog that reports on individual rights, objectivist philosophy, defense of capitalism, commentaries on political affairs and international relations.
Demographics of my readers:
-The blog receives more than 15,000 visits every month and they sspend an average of 0:52 seconds every time.
-Since october, 2005 the blog has received 422,938 visits and 507,603 page views (September 05, 2009)
-Visits by country: 14% Mexico; 12% Guatemala; 10% Colombia; 10% Spain; 6% Costa Rica; 5% USA; 5% Perú; 4% Chile; 4% Venezuela. -
Collection Development
Ludwig von Mises Library
(Libraries industry)
January 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Collection Development and Selection of new item acquisitions for the library.
- Lead Acquisition Policy Development.
- Evaluate donations received.
- Prepare data of new acquistions and book recommendations.
- Trainee Bibliographer for all sciences; emphasis in History, Philosophy of Liberty, Political Science, Economy and Philosophy.
- Advertisement & description of scholarly publications and Online Databases to Library users.
- Teach Online Research courses. -
Ass. Brand Manager
Procter & Gamble
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)
March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)
- Deliver Company's earnings, sales and committments for the FY08-09 by devoloping strategies for the Latin America Family Care Business.
- Building global leadership brands that improve consumer's lives.
- Own Charmin's equity as a Ass. Brand Manager.
- Lead brand innovation and competitive innovation initiatives for Latin America.
- Leverage consumer knowledge to create innovative business plans.
- Building Charmin's brand equity and develop the brand in the marketing plans for Latin America.
- Budget Management.
- Collaborate with Market Development Organizations. -
Bibliographer
Ludwig von Mises Library
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Head bibliographer of areas of Liberty, Politics, Economy, History and International Relations.
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Reference Librarian Supervisor
Ludwig von Mises Library
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Reference Librarian Supervisor in the Ludwig von Mises Library at Universidad Francisco Marroquín.
Supervise and manage the work of a group of six Reference Librarians.
Part-time work retrieve information, guide through the research process and show how to use the library reference tools (EBSCO, Xrefer, Ovid, Oxford Reference Online and Project Muse) to the visitors. Realize guided tours of the Library.
Create and compile Library’s web page of History and Philosophy of Liberty.
Bibliographer, evaluate and recommend new adquisitions of books for the Library's collection.
Teacher: “Researching skills” course to students of UFM. -
Charles G. Koch Fellow with the Institute for Humane Studies
Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; International Affairs industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Charles G. Koch Fellow where I realized and organize three international events and worked in two research papers on Hispanic Catholics and their religious affiliation in the United States. Also I was in charge of managing the Juan Bautista Alberdi Award 2006 where I prepared and administer the applications and organized the award event in November at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City.
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Translator and transcriber
Centro Para el Análisis de las Decisiones Públicas (CADEP)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)
August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)
Compile, transcribe and translate lectures given in the Public Choice Seminars: “Economy for Politics” In the period 2003-2005 for the elaboration of a book to be published in 2006.
Luis Guillermo Pineda Rodas’s Education
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Objectivist Academic Center
Undergraduate in philosophy of Objectivism , Philosophy, Objectivism , 2009 — 2013 (expected)
This is a 4 year undergraduate program in a systematic instruction of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. The OAC classes are conducted live using a teleconference system.
Year One of the program explores the subject of philosophy and teaches the basics of writing.
Year Two is devoted to understanding firsthand the principles of Objectivism.
Year Three further explores the philosophy of Objectivism, delving into more advanced ethical and epistemological issues, with an emphasis on helping the student digest and apply the philosophy properly.
Year Four focuses on further developing the student’s ability to understand and especially to communicate abstract ideas. -
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
MA , Social Sciences , 2009 — 2011 (expected)
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Universidad Francisco Marroquín
B.A. / Licentiate , International Relations, International Commerce , 2003 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- - Member of APOLO 2005 - 2007.
- Charles G. Koch Fellow 2006.
- Teacher's Assistant, Political and Historical Geography course 2006.
- Member of UFM's hosting team 2003-2007
- Head of Cultural Activities of the William Gladstone Student Association 2004.
Additional Information
Luis Guillermo Pineda Rodas’s Groups:
AIESEC, IHS Group, Institute for Humane Studies, Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises, APOLO, MPS 2006 staff, ElCato.org, Ayn Rand Institute, Objectivist Academic Center
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Universidad Francisco Marroquín Alumni
Luis Guillermo Pineda Rodas’s Honors:
- Contest "Voces de Libertad". ElCato.org. http://www.elcato.org/node/3179.
2nd place of an essay contest from a total of 165 essay received (US$1,000.00). The articles fostered the Ideas of Liberty and Growth for America via a political analysis.
- Essay contest Finalist
Awarded as one of 30 finalists for aWorldConnected.com essay contest on foreign aid and family remittances.
- Article
Pineda Rodas, Luis Guillermo. Parishes fail to market Catholicism to Hispanics. National Catholic Reporter. January 19, 2007. p.5a
- Charles G. Koch Fellowship 2006 Award
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